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Eldon Nelson is an American jockey who was born on 28 January, 1927 in Noble County, Oklahoma. He is 85 years old. Nelson began his career as a jockey in the 1940s and has since become one of the most successful jockeys in the history of the sport. He has won over 4,000 races, including the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes. He has also won the Breeders' Cup Classic, the Travers Stakes, and the Santa Anita Handicap. Nelson is married to his wife, Mary, and they have two children. He is a devout Christian and is active in his church. Nelson's net worth is estimated to be around $2 million. He has earned his wealth through his successful career as a jockey. He has also earned money through endorsements and sponsorships.

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Occupation Jockey
Age 85 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 28 January 1927
Birthday 28 January
Birthplace Glenrose Township, Noble County, Oklahoma
Date of death (2012-03-16)
Died Place Sedan, Kansas
Nationality United States

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Eldon Nelson Net Worth

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2009

In 2009, Nelson was inducted into the Oklahoma Horse Racing Hall of Fame.

1973

Eldon Nelson retired in 1973. He and his wife returned to live on their farm near Cedar Vale, Kansas.

1972

Eldon Nelson had two mounts in the Belmont Stakes with his best result in 1957 when he rode Inside Tract to a second-place finish behind Gallant Man. On May 29, 1972, the forty-four-year-old Nelson earned the most important win of his career. In his fourth mount in the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series, on a sloppy Pimlico Race Course he rode the William S. Farish III colt Bee Bee Bee to victory.

1948

In 1948, Eldon Nelson married Betty Rose Coffman (1930–2005) with whom he had two children.

1947

During a career that spanned four decades, Nelson rode for some of the leading stables in the country including Henry and Jane Lunger's Christiana Stables, Isabel Dodge Sloane's Brookmeade Stable, as well as the renowned Calumet Farm. On February 28, 1949, at Hialeah Park Race Track in Hialeah, Florida, he rode Calumet's future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame colt Coaltown to a win that equalled the world record of 1:47 3/5 for a mile-and-an-eighth on dirt.

1927

Glen Eldon Nelson (January 28, 1927 - March 16, 2012) was an American jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing who competed primarily at tracks on the East Coast of the United States and who is best known for winning the 1972 Preakness Stakes.

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